Effectivity and publication rule
- Section 2 provides that Republic Act No. 10227 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
- The effectivity period runs from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Approval and legislative passage
- Republic Act No. 10227 is approved on October 18, 2012.
- The President of the Philippines approved the Act on OCT 18 2012.
- The Act originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House of Representatives on March 9, 2011 and by the Senate on July 24, 2012.